2026 elections · Nebraska

Nebraska U.S. House, district 3

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 5 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Other party

Macey Budke

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Independent / no party

Mark Cohen

Raised
$68,818
From individuals
$68,412
From PACs and other committees
$0
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$405
Cash on hand
$16,600
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Other party

Dave Else

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Republican Incumbent

Adrian Smith

Raised
$2,178,113
From individuals
$433,167
From PACs and other committees
$1,559,500
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$1,084,112
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $282,975 to support and $0 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through May 5, 2026.

PAC and committee money

400 committees reported giving $1,415,745 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $6K · spent to help $283K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $20K
  • Oil, gas and private prisonsPAC checks $5K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $3K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Democrat

Becky Lynn Kelly Stille

Raised
$55,101
From individuals
$18,321
From PACs and other committees
$0
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$36,731
Cash on hand
$14,834
Debts
$36,731

FEC, campaign committee totals through June 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Money in this race (FEC)
Mark CohenIndependent / no party$68,818$16,600$0$0
Adrian SmithRepublican$2,178,113$1,084,112$282,975$0
Becky Lynn Kelly StilleDemocrat$55,101$14,834$0$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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